South Dakota Statutes

§ 19-5-7 — Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt.

South Dakota·Title 19 EVIDENCE·Ch. 19-5 SUBPOENA AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES
Disobedience of a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe a deposition, when lawfully ordered, may be punished as a contempt of the court or officer, by whom his attendance or testimony is required.

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Legislative History

CCivP 1877, § 453; CL 1887, § 5267; RCCivP 1903, § 493; RC 1919, § 2740; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0304.

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